In celebration of and preparation for Pride, Zac and Peyton talk to Hannah Withers and RIchard Gathright, two of the coordinators of the NWA Pride Parade and Festival. They discuss the history of Pride in Northwest Arkansas, the reasons why being involved is important, and the many events that will be going on at this year's celebration. Also included: Pride in the town of Harrison, the role of straight allies, and glitter beard competitions.

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This week on Hey Hey NWA, Zac and Peyton talk with the lead man of Brother Moses, James Lockhart. As the band packs up and heads toward NYC, James recounts the last several years of making music, touring, and performing in front of live audiences in NWA and beyond. Other topics include: free floating around, ten year-old rap songs about Chicago, music as embodiment, and Google image searching for a musician's songs.

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In this episode, Zac and Peyton talk to Lisa and Laura of the Lean Back Podcast, a show about utilizing a critical feminist lens to analyze and discuss important topics like work, pleasure, and shame. The boys try to keep up as Lisa and Laura explain the importance of imagination, the nuances of #MeToo, and why Batman is more problematic than you might think. Strap in and hold on tight; it's quite the ride.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

This week on the podcast, Peyton and Zac talk with the makers of the Dogpatch USA documentary film. Jeff Carter (Director), Heather Carter (Executive Producer), and Danielle Keller (Producer) share about the history of the Dogpatch USA and its characters, the people who brought these characters to life at the park, and the experience of making a documentary film about those people. The world premier of Dogpatch USA will be May 18, 2018 at the Durand Center in Harrison, Arkansas.

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In celebration of Earth Day 2018, the boys sit down with the ladies of Zilch, Heather Machelle and Marci DeVenney, to discuss their restaurant-centric waste reduction campaign starting in May. They riffle through Peyton's recycling and explain what's right and wrong, while Zac asks the hard questions about composting. This episode has everything: poop talk, political talk, practical applications, and the scrunching of plastic bags directly into the microphone (we're only a little sorry).

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The boys head to Bentonville's 8th Street Market to talk with Lauren Blanco and Preston Stewart, co-founders of NWA's best chocolate shop and bar Markham & Fitz. They discuss the process of making high quality chocolate, the importance of sourcing chocolate responsibly and sustainably, and the imagination it takes to create some of the unique cocoa-centric dishes they offer.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Following the special election for the Bentonville City Council and a few recent conversations, Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss everyone's favorite topic: politics. Rather than arguing, however, the two talk about some of the psychology behind why people decide to vote or not, how tipping your favorite band is a political act, and other unconventional ways to participate. We promise. It's fun.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Christina and Amos Blackwood are skilled craftspeople practicing their work in Northwest Arkansas. They work in clay, stone, and wallpaper. Peyton and Zac join them in their home to discuss not only their art, but also hope, family, and devoting energy to the things that deserve it. Amos takes the reigns on this week's Ozark Superstitions and talks about the spirits that live in the chimneys of old homesteads.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

On this episode of Hey Hey NWA, Peyton and Zac talk with the guy who introduced them, Jerad Sears. Jerad is the director of the Narrative Network, a collection of microchurches in Northwest Arkansas focused on affecting tangible change in the communities here. The three talk about how individuals can better recognize and meet needs as well as how to stay connected to the conversations that matter in the area.

In Ozark Superstition this week, we discuss witches and how multiplication tables could turn you into one.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Rafael Rios, the friendly face of Yeyo's Mexican Grill, joins the boys to talk about Peyton's favorite Mexican restaurant in all of Northwest Arkansas. (It's Yeyo's.) They talk about how the restaurant came to be, why food sustainability is crucial to their business, and what it's like to collaborate with other food producers in the area. Also discussed: composting with kids, fish tacos, and bugs in mezcal. This week in Ozark Superstitions, Zac explains what the Zodiac, human anatomy, and growing food all have in common.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.